Providing asthma care in elementary schools: Understanding barriers to determine best practices

Family and Community Health

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 256-265

  Major, Debra A ^a   Clarke, Suzanne M ^a   Cardenas, Rebekah A ^a   Taylor Fishwick, Judith C ^b   Kelly, Cynthia S ^b   Butterfoss, Frances D ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Community networks; Pediatrics; Qualitative research; School nursing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748771200     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200610000-00004     Document Type: Article

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